辍演

輟演
chuòyǎn
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to stop performing
  2. 2 to interrupt a stage run
  3. 3 to pull a show

Examples

HSK 6
Yīn zhǔyǎn shēngbìng, huàjù bùdébù chuòyǎn.
Because the lead actor fell ill, the play had to halt its run.
HSK 7-9
Zhèbù yīnyuèjù shàngyǎn liǎng zhōu hòu tūrán chuòyǎn.
This musical suddenly stopped performing two weeks into its run.

Tips

memory
means 'stop / discontinue', same character as in 辍学 ('drop out of school') and 笔耕不辍 ('never lay down the pen'). Pair the prefix with anything you can quit, here ('perform').

Stroke Order

chuò
yǎn